PERFECT POP TOP 200. This post: #10-6. Continues tomorrow & all this coming week with the Top 10. Check out the playlist so far on Spotify.

Caffe` Latte` presents the 200 Most Essential…

PERFECT POP SONGS

-THE TOP 10-

10

STAYIN’ ALIVE

Bee Gees

(1977) #1

Just as disco began losing momentum, The Bee Gees unleashed the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ soundtrack. “Stayin’ Alive” was an international smash hit that reversed its downward trajectory. Sales for disco music sharply increased as a result. The single was a #1 in America, Europe, Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa.

9

SHE LOVES YOU

Beatles

(1963) #1

As Beatlemania continued spreading, the Fab Four’s domination of the charts persisted with singles such as this, which made it to the top in America, Britain and Canada.

8

I WILL SURVIVE

Gloria Gaynor

(1978) #1

This definitive disco classic has been adopted as an anthem by several groups, most notably women’s groups and the gay community. Its universal theme of determination pushed it all the way to #1 in America and Britain. The single also reached the Top 10 in Canada and Australia.

7

YESTERDAY

Beatles

(1965) #1

This sad ballad from the Beatles is one of the most covered songs in pop music history. The single topped charts in America and parts of Europe. 

6

BILLIE JEAN

Michael Jackson

(1982) #1

The ‘Thriller’ album really took off once this track was lifted as a single. Its funky beat drove the disc to #1 in America, the UK, Europe, Canada and Australia.